29/07/2026
Many of you have contacted me wanting an update on the Middleton Drive extension. Unfortunately, it's not good news.
The project is only around 100 metres of road, but its completion is critical for Middleton Grange.
Right now, residents in the Parkbridge Estate effectively have one way in and one way out. This isn't just an inconvenience, it's a longstanding major safety issue.
In 2022, Anne Stanley MP secured a $6 million Federal Government commitment towards getting it built.
Four years later, Liverpool Council still hasn't started construction.
Council has now advised that the project will cost $17.28 million, about $173,000 per metre, and they're almost $10 million short!
It's becoming a familiar story: Edmondson Avenue's massive funding shortfall, the Carnes Hill Aquatic Centre losing its promised 50m pool, and now Middleton Drive.
Just last month, Council announced its capital works program had been revised down by more than $40 million.
At a time when our population is growing rapidly and the demand for infrastructure has never been greater, Council should be delivering more, not less.
Residents have waited long enough.
Get the basics right. Get Middleton Drive built.
